This is one of the problems Sam has got. Most of the other clubs know who they want to keep and who they want to buy, and although Sam will have a rough idea of who he wants to buy, he will not know everything he needs to know about our players. And won't know until we get back after pre-season training, but by that time it might be to late to offload some of the players he might want to get rid of and buy some he feels we would then need.
Even if he listens to the coaches ( ) we have, he will still want to see for himself and make his own mind up on the matter.